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navaja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
  • penknife noun A small folding knife that fits easily in a pocket.
  • pocketknife noun A knife small enough for carrying safely and handily in a pocket; usually a folding knife (with blades or tools that the user can fold or retract into the handle).
  • razor noun A sharp-bladed tool used for shaving hair from the skin.

Senses

navaja is used for these senses in English:

  • jack-knife A compact folding knife.
  • razor A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
  • razor clam A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.

knife — full definition

  1. noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
  2. verb To stab or cut someone with a knife.
  3. verb To betray someone, especially a political ally.

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